教養

きょうよう

culture, education, sophistication

What does 教養 mean?

教養 is a Japanese noun meaning culture, education, sophistication in English. It is written as 教養 in kanji, きょうよう in hiragana, and kyouyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その医者は教養のある人だ。

The doctor is a man of culture.